title: Doppler color flow imaging of common carotid artery dissection.
abstract: Sonographic findings are reported in a case of common carotid artery dissection assessed by Doppler color flow imaging and confirmed by angiography. Advantages and clinical relevance of this new ultrasound method for this diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Steinke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hennerici
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*